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Volume 95, Issue 35
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Volume 95, Issue 35
Genetic insights and diagnostic tools are helping scientists navigate toward neurological disease treatments
COVER: Will Ludwig/C&EN/Shutterstock
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September 4, 2017 Issue
Volume 95, Issue 35
September 4, 2017 Issue, Vol. 95 | Iss. 35
Genetic insights and diagnostic tools are helping scientists navigate toward neurological disease treatments
(pp. 34-38)
Features
Science & Technology
Low-cost sensors could help natural gas producers fix a costly and climate-altering problem (pp. 19-22)
Business
Imperial College London is spending $4 billion to remove barriers between chemists and entrepreneurs (pp. 24-26)
News of the Week
After Harvey, Texas faces massive cleanup
Getting Gulf Coast’s chemical industry operating again to take weeks
(pp. 4-5)Tropical Storm Harvey causes disruptions, emissions, and explosions in Houston area
Chemical companies begin to survey storm’s aftermath
(pp. 4-5)Molecular motors drill holes in cells
Machines that spin through cell membranes could deliver drugs and kill cancer cells
(p.6)Nanodiamonds reduce short-circuit risk in rechargeable lithium batteries
Carbon crystals prevent formation of needelike dendrites during charging cycles
(p.6)Single-molecule magnet breaks performance records
Dysprosium complex brings high-density, molecular-level data storage into the realm of possibility
(p.7)Asthma drugs may reduce Parkinson’s risk
Pathway triggered by the therapeutics could be source of new drug targets for the disease
(p.10)Coiled nanotube yarn generates electricity when stretched
Scientists have developed “twistrons” that harvest electrical energy from motion
(p.11)Enzyme harnesses light to make alkanes
Newly identified enzyme powers fatty acid decarboxylation with blue light
(p.11)Touching thermal-paper receipts could extend BPA retention in the body
Traces of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A excreted for a week after dermal contact
(p.12)Drumroll please ... DowDuPont emerges
The next big task for the massive new firm will be to split into three
(p.13)Ex-DuPont scientists launch contract research firm
Delaware group hopes to employ scientists, bolster research with a lease on lab space at DuPont Experimental Station
(p.14)Gilead to acquire Kite Pharma for $11.9 billion
Deal moves infectious disease leader into cell therapy for cancer
(p.15)Departments
Business
Imperial College London is spending $4 billion to remove barriers between chemists and entrepreneurs
(pp. 24-26)
Genetic insights and diagnostic tools are helping scientists navigate toward neurological disease treatments
(pp. 34-38)ACS News
Government & Policy
As EPA moves forward on tighter standard, companies turn to Congress
(pp. 28-29)
Science & Technology
Low-cost sensors could help natural gas producers fix a costly and climate-altering problem
(pp. 19-22)
Providing undergraduate chemistry majors with computer programming skills can make them more efficient and effective scientists
(pp. 30-31)
Inhibitor suppresses hedgehog signaling pathway in living cells
(p.12)
Carboboration reaction creates substituted five-membered rings from trans-cyclohexenes
(p.12)
Particles could lead to therapies that fight infections while avoiding antibiotic resistance
(p.9)
Máquinas que taladran las membranas celulares podrían distribuir fármacos y matar células tumorales
(p.6)Career & Employment
Nonconventional career track leads supramolecular chemist from Texas to China
(p.32)